Sharing the Load

After defeating Bianca, Bai Shi did not leave immediately. Instead, he stayed in Carleon Town to rest and regroup.

"I've been on the road constantly lately, with hardly any spare time to train my Pokémon."

"And I carry more Pokémon than the average Pokémon Trainer, so it's hard to give everyone enough attention."

"With the few Pokémon I've caught now, I'm already stretched thin."

"If I get even more Pokémon in the future, won't they be even harder to manage?"

"No, I have to find a way to solve this."

Bai Shi furrowed his brow, thinking over possible solutions.

"Stantler helped me look after my other Pokémon before, and that seemed to work pretty well."

"Maybe I could send some of my Pokémon back and ask Stantler to watch over them."

"That way, the Pokémon could roam freely, and Stantler would have something to do."

"Two birds with one stone."

"Stantler's just lazing around at home anyway. Might as well help me out."

At that thought, Bai Shi's eyes lit up. He decided to find a "helper" to share the burden.

"Litleo and Sealeo haven't reached their final evolutions yet, so I definitely need to keep them with me to raise them."

"Staraptor is not only my starter Pokémon, but also my only Pokémon that can fly, so I won't send Staraptor back."

"Shiny Ariados knows Confusion, which makes for a good personal bodyguard."

"Lopunny can undergo Mega Evolution and is my strongest trump card in an emergency."

"Manectric just evolved, so I need to keep Manectric with me and observe things a little longer."

"Dudunsparce isn't that keen on battling, so going home would be a pretty good fit."

"But Dudunsparce is rather naive and could easily pick up bad habits from Stantler."

"To be safe, I should find